. >> hi, we're def leppard on mtv. music television 24 hours a day. >> reporter: and then, you buy a corvette. >> ah, yeah. >> reporter: december 31st, 1984. an afternoon drive in that corvette would change the course of rick's life. the crash happened fast. it was a violent rollover. his right arm broken. his left arm gone. this picture taken of rick the first day out of the hospital. it would be the first day of the rest of his life. relearning how to do everything from water-skiing and shooting pool to playing drums with just one arm. the band stood by rick, and when he was strong enough, def leppard went on recording and touring. releasing hysteria with a chart-topping hit "love bites". the band's most successful album to date. >> so this is where it all happens. >> reporter: today with the band on a pandemic pause, we visited rick and his wife lauren at their california home. in their recording studio, rick shows us his drum kit and how the technology allowed him to sound like he did before the crash. the foot ped